WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Recently, Chattanooga and Walker county have been seeing an uptick in reported catalytic converter thefts. Officials say the devices contain precious metals and the scrap value for those metals has increased in 2020. Walker county officials…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The economic and public health crises caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic has left thousands of Tennesseans struggling to pay rent. Now, an eviction moratorium that protected renters will be coming to an end In response to the…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - An Atlanta area man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud that all started with a sick-call. Prosecutors say Santwon Antonio David sent a fraudulent Covid-19 medical excuse letter to his employer back in May. As a result,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s secretary of state has announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county after receiving a report that officials there may not have properly checked signatures. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s 11 representatives to the Electoral College on Monday cast their vote for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College, where…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Health officials warn that the first months of the Covid vaccinations won't be enough to stop the spread and allow things to go back to pre-Coronavirus conditions. According to doctors, the vaccine must be taken in 2…
Tennessee’s 11 representatives to the Electoral College on Monday cast their vote for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Republicans have been rallying around a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of Texas to overturn election results in four states, including Georgia. It asked the court to act before the Electoral College meets on Monday…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston from Ellijay is proposing a big change to the Secretary of State's office. He is proposing a Constitutional amendment to change the office from elected to appointed. Current Secretary of State Brad…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a Tennessee man has been charged in the death of a nurse who was fatally shot while driving to work on Interstate 440. Nashville Police Chief John Drake said told news outlets that 21-year-old…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, The Tennessee Department of Child Services has been hard at work helping foster children find safe and welcoming homes. Statewide- there are 8,000 children in need of a foster home and over 300…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia man has been indicted on charges of conducting a multi-million dollar fraud from a jail cell. Arthur Cofield was serving a 14 year term for armed robbery and faces another attempted murder indictment. But,…
Tennessee lawmaker suffering from Covid-19
UPDATE: The TBI reports the boy has been found safe outside of Pikeville. His mother is now in custody. ________ UPDATE: Franklin Police say Bethany Triplett is the boy's mother. "This missing child alert comes after Triplett fled from her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last week, temperatures have been in the low 30s- and with more cold weather predicted, it's time to warm up your home, without breaking your budget. EPB officials say that there are a few simple…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending a mask order until Jan. 22 as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Alabama this week hit a record for the number of people in state…
Atlanta (AP) - Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes. The effort comes after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to…
DUNLAP, Tenn (WDEF) - Dunlap police have contracted with a retired homicide investigator to help solve two missing person cases from 2018. Matthew Tyler Henry was last seen in April of 2018 and shortly after, in June, Tiffany Holbert went missing. …
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation offered an update on Tuesday on their involvement on election cases. A spokesperson says their officials met with members of the Secretary of State's office on Tuesday. The SOS asked their help…
Senator Jeff Mullis from Chickamauga is one of them
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says Georgia should begin distributing coronavirus vaccines before the end of next week, though most people won't get shots for several more months. The Republican governor told a news conference Tuesday that health…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last month, Hamilton County has seen record breaking Covid-19 numbers and not in a promising way. Currently the county has over 2,800 active Covid-19 cases and has surpassed 20 thousand cases in total. The Covid-19…
Also rulings on "Kracken" lawsuit, a state lawsuit and an internet rumor about Ware County voting machines.
VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) - President Donald Trump has pressed his grievances over losing the presidential election, using a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond. At the same time,…